The turning of couple - class-XII

Covers the concept of couples in mechanics, including properties, effects, applications, and torque calculations.

16 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

Which of the following is/are the properties of moment of a couple?

  1. It tends to produce pure rotation.
  2. It is different about any point in the plane of lines of action of the forces.
  3. It can be replaced by any other couple of the same moment.
  4. The resultant of set of two or more couples is equal to the sum of the moments of the individual couples.
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two like parallel forces $20\ N$ and $30\ N$ act at the ends $A$ and $B$ of a rod $1.5\ m$ long. The resultant of the forces will act at the point:

  1. $90\ cm$ from A
  2. $75\ cm$ from B
  3. $20\ cm$ from B
  4. $85\ cm$ from A
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two small kids weighing 10kg and 15kg are trying to balance a seesaw of total length 5m with the fulcrum at the centre. If one of the kids is sitting at an end, the other should sit at

  1. 1.7 m from the centre
  2. 2.5 m from the centre
  3. 2 m from the centre
  4. 1 m from the centre
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A couple produces

  1. Linear motion
  2. Rotational motion
  3. Both $A$ and $B$
  4. Nether $A$ nor $B$
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A couple is acting on a two particle systems. The resultant motion will be

  1. Purely rotational motion
  2. Purely linear motion
  3. Both $A$ and $B$
  4. None of these
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A couple can never be replaced by a single force.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A couple produces,_____

  1. pure rotation
  2. pure translation
  3. rotation and translation
  4. no motion
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In case of torque of a couple, if the axis is changed by displacing it parallel to itself, torque will

  1. Increase
  2. Decrease
  3. Remain constant
  4. None of these
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A couple produces :

  1. no motion
  2. linear and rotational motion
  3. purely rotational motion
  4. purely linear motion
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

While opening a tap with two fingers, the forces applied by the fingers are:

  1. equal in magnitude
  2. parallel to each other
  3. opposite in direction
  4. all the above
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$ML^2T^{-2}$ is the dimensional formula for

  1. moment of inertia
  2. pressure
  3. elasticity
  4. couple acting on a body
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An automobile engine develops $100$ $kW$ when rotating at a speed of $1800\ rev/min$. The torque it delivers is

  1. $3.33\ N-m$
  2. $200\ N-m$
  3. $530.5\ N-m$
  4. $2487\ N-m$